Saratoga babies for Thursday, July 31

Race 6
5 furlongs
Maiden special weight (New York-breds)
2-year-olds
Purse: $73,000

1. SCORECARD HARRY (First Defence – How About Now, by Pentelicus)
Trainer: Michael Hushion
- Foaled April 29, 2012, in New York.
- Half-brother to multiple dirt stakes-placed War Paint ($265K, 1 for 4 at 2, 3 for 15 in dirt sprints), stakes-winning dirt sprinter Sweet Sweet ($191K, 1 for 1 at 2, 4 for 10 in dirt sprints), Grade 2 dirt route winner Lovely Lil ($299K, 1 for 1 at 2, 4 for 10 in dirt sprints), and stakes-winning dirt sprinter Little Rocket ($208K, 2 for 2 at 2, 5 for 12 in dirt sprints).
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt sprint winner ($580K, 1 for 3 at 2, 4 for 9 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 4 for 42 (10%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a 2-year-old Grade 2 dirt sprint winner ($166K, 2 for 4 at 2, won debut, 3 for 12 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 7 winners from 8 runners (5 for 5 with 2-year-olds, 2 debut winners, 7 for 8 with dirt sprinters)
- Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed dirt sprinter Jolie’s Intention ($304K, unraced at 2, 11 for 40 in dirt sprints), multiple stakes-placed Never Fail (148K, 2 for 5 at 2, 3 for 11 in dirt sprints), and multiple stakes-placed March Twelth (180K, 2 for 5 at 2, won debut, 7 for 24 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 3 for 22 (14%, $0.87 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in statebred maiden special weight dirt sprints (2 for 4, 50%, $3.77 ROI at Saratoga).

2. SHERIFF TAYLOR (Freud – Cape of Good Hope, by Cape Town)
Trainer: Jeremiah Englehart
- Foaled April 1, 2012, in New York
- Sold for $7.2K as a weanling and for $5K as a yearling
- Sire was a Group 2-placed turf sprinter ($44K, 0 for 1 at 2, unraced on dirt)
- Sire is 26 for 212 (12%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a winner ($113K, 0 for 4 at 2, 2 for 13 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 1 winner from 1 runner (no 2-year-old runners, 1 for 1 with dirt sprinters).
- Female family of multiple Grade 3 dirt route winner Devoted Brass ($350K, 2 for 2 at 2, 1 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 0 for 14 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints (0 for 1 at Saratoga)
- July 18 workout matches Englehart’s 3-year-old filly Taylornator (finished fourth with 49 Beyer in N2L allowance at Finger Lakes on July 26)

3. PERSUASIVE DEVIL (Closing Argument – A Wonder She Is, by Three Wonders)
Trainer: Joseph Orseno
- Foaled Feb. 28, 2012, in New York
- 15K RNA as a weanling and a $12K RNA as a yearling. Sold for $60K in April.
- Sire was a Grade 3 dirt route winner ($986K, 2 for 5 at 2, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 76 for 439 (17%) with 2-year-olds
- Dam was a turf winner ($55K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 1 winner from 2 runners (0 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 2 with dirt sprinters)
- Dam a half-sister to stakes-placed Mama Ella ($127K, 1 for 11 at 2, 4 for 27 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 4 for 11 (36%, $4.14 ROI) over the past 5 years with second-time 2-year-olds in dirt sprints.
- Worked 1 furlong in 10.0 seconds prior to the April auction.

4. NO HERRING (Posse – Paugus Bay, by Way West)
Trainer: Mark Hennig
- Foaled April 28, 2012, in New York
- $13 RNA as a weanling. Sold for $35K as a yearling.
- Sire was a Grade 2 dirt sprint winner ($662K, 2 for 7 at 2, won debut, 7 for 17 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 24 for 247 (10%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a winner ($174K, 0 for 4 at 2, 1 for 28 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 3 winners from 4 runners (1 for 2 with 2-year-olds, 2 for 4 with dirt sprinters)
- Female family of stakes winner Gallop Rhythm ($104K, 0 for 1 at 2, 4 for 32 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 0 for 17 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in statebred maiden special weight dirt sprints (0 for 8 at Saratoga).

5. BULLHEADED BOY (Bullsbay – Sister Dyer, by Pulpit)
Trainer: Todd Pletcher
- Foaled May 2, 2012, in New York
- $9.5K RNA as a weanling sold for $40K as a yearling and sold for $115K in June.
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($923K, unraced at 2, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 0 for 2 with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was placed sprinting on dirt ($22K, unraced at 2, 0 for 10 in dirt sprints)
- This is dam’s first starter
- Second dam is 2-year-old Grade 2 dirt route winner Belterra ($324K, 3 for 3 at 2, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 5 for 12 (42%, $3.25 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in statebred maiden special weight dirt sprints at Spa)
- Worked 2 furlongs in 21.3 seconds prior to the June auction. July 12 workout went 0.02 seconds slower than Pletcher’s 3-year-old filly Lexi Morgan (71 Beyer). July 19 workout matches Pletcher’s 3-year-old Biedermeier (entered main track only Wednesday).

6. BLACK TIDE (Hold Me Back – Turn the Tide, by Theatrical)
Trainer: Ralph D’Alessandro
- Foaled April 28, 2012, in New York
- Sold for $30K as a yearling and for $50K in April.
- Sire was a Grade 2 synthetic route winner ($872K, 2 for 3 at 2, won debut, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 3 for 10 (30%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was unraced
- Dam has 2 winners from 3 runners (0 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 2 with dirt sprinters)
- Third dam is Grade 3 winner Miss Turkana ($505K, 1 for 6 at 2, 0 for 5 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 0 for 17 over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints
- Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the April auction. June 23 workout matches D’Alessandro’s 11-year-old Remorseful (finished fifth with a 55 Beyer in a $5,000, N3Y claimer at Finger Lakes on June 27). July 22 workout matches D’Alessandro’s 7-year-old Sacred Ground (90 Beyer top)

7. SARATOGA HEATER (Temple City – Hot Spell, by Salt Lake)
Trainer: Al Stall Jr.
- Foaled Feb. 6, 2012, in New York
- Sold for $30K as a yearling and for $100K in April.
- Sire was a Grade 3 synthetic route winner ($326K, unraced at 2, unraced)
- Sire is 0 for 12 with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a stakes-placed dirt sprinter ($43K, unraced at 2, 2 for 3 in dirt sprints)
- This is dam’s first starter
- Third dam is Group 3 turf winner Relasure (France).
- Trainer is 4 for 19 (21%, $1.16 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-olds in statebred maiden special weight dirt sprints.
- Worked 1 furlong in 10.2 seconds prior to the April auction.

8. WATERGATE (Any Given Saturday – Thin Disguise, by Yes It’s True)
Trainer: George Weaver
- Foaled Jan. 20, 2012, in New York
- Sold for $52K as a yearling
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($1.0M, 2 for 3 at 2, won debut, unraced in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 11 for 98 (11%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a dirt route winner ($45K, unraced at 2, 0 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Dam has 1 winner from 1 runner (0 for 1 with 2-year-olds, 1 for 1 with dirt sprinters)
- Dam is a half-sister to stakes-winning dirt router Pupil ($204K, unraced at 2, 0 for 1 in dirt sprints), Grade 3 winner Naughty New Yorker ($1.0M, 2 for 6 at 2, 1 for 7 in dirt sprints), and multiple stakes-placed Deceived ($132K, 1 for 5 at 2, 0 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Trainer is 2 for 14 (14%, $1.53 ROI) over the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in statebred maiden special weight dirt sprints (1 for 6, 17%, $1.38 ROI at Saratoga).

9. SUMMER BROTHER (Purge – Ampart Ridge, by Cactus Ridge)
Trainer: M. Anthony Ferraro
- Foaled March 6, 2012, in New York
- Sold for $26K as a yearling.
- Sire was a Grade 1 dirt route winner ($905K, 1 for 1 at 2, 2 for 2 in dirt sprints)
- Sire is 9 for 155 (6%) with 2-year-old debut runners
- Dam was a stakes-placed dirt sprinter ($176K, unraced at 2, 1 for 8 in dirt sprints)
- This is dam’s first starter
- Third dam is multiple 2-year-old stakes-winning dirt sprinter Ms. Gold Pole ($261K, 5 for 8 at 2, won debut, 5 for 10 in dirt sprints).
- Trainer is 0 for 10 in the past 5 years with 2-year-old debut runners in maiden special weight dirt sprints.
- June 7, June 14, June 28, and July 18 workouts match Ferraro’s 2-year-old Park Boss (finished third with 44 Beyer in maiden special weight on Tapeta at Presque Isle on July 27). July 25 workout matches Ferraro’s 5-year-old Fox Rules (entered in Thursday’s ninth race).

SELECTIONS:
1. Bullheaded Boy
2. Black Tide
3. No Herring

THE PLAY:
Bullheaded Boy – Black Tide EXACTA
Bullheaded Boy – No Herring EXACTA